Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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10-22-01
New Guide Helps Institutional Investors Pursue Sustainable and Responsible Investment Strategies
Institutional investors can achieve competitive financial returns when implementing sustainable and responsible investment strategies, while at the same time meeting their fiduciary responsibilities. This is the major finding of a new guide for institutional investors entitl...
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10-15-01
Nike Releases First Corporate Responsibility Report
Nike today released its first Corporate Responsibility Report in an attempt to assess and communicate the impact of how the company runs its business. The report includes a series of detailed reports of Nike's efforts at developing environmental sustainability; its efforts t...
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09-28-01
Fair Trade Certification Awarded to Six Organic Coffees From Green Mountain Coffee Roasters; Conservation International Endorses GMCR's Certified Organic Coffee Line
Green Mountain Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) announced today that six of the Company's certified organic coffees have received Fair Trade certification from TransFair USA. The Company signed a licensing agreement with TransFair USA in May of this year, to purchase and promote F...
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09-24-01
Chiquita Announces Release of First Corporate Resonsibility Report
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. today announced the release its first Corporate Responsibility Report, which offers a comprehensive assessment of the Company’s environmental, social and financial performance, focusing on its banana sourcing operations in Latin America, w...
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09-20-01
BSR Online Resource Enables Effective Corporate Responses to September 11th Disaster
In the aftermath of the September 11th tragedy, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) announces an online information center to help businesses address the needs of employees and contribute to the recovery efforts in New York and Washington, D.C.
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08-21-01
UGS Becomes First Product Lifecycle Management Company to Achieve
UGS (NYSE: UGS), a leading supplier of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, today announces that it has received ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 9001: 2000/TickIT global certification for its Unigraphics, Solid Edge, i-Man and Parasolid products...
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08-14-01
Starwood Hotels' Three Largest Brands Introduce Safer Cribs
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NSYE:HOT) announced today that its three largest hotel brands are replacing existing baby cribs with brand new custom-designed cribs, developed to be ultra-safe, stylish and comfortable.
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08-13-01
McDonald's USA Provides Updated "Natural Flavors" Information for Customers
McDonald’s USA announced today that it is providing updated nutrition information about the ingredients in "natural flavors."
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08-06-01
Pacific Gas and Electric Company to Award Contracts to Community Groups That Help Low-Income Consumers
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) (NYSE: PCG) today announced that it is awarding contracts totaling nearly one million dollars to more than 60 community organizations for assisting in enrolling PG&E residential customers in the California Alternative Rates for...
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07-31-01
Kodak Presents Educational Grant To Develop Certification Program for Radiology Administrators
Eastman Kodak Company today announced the presentation of an educational grant to the AHRA (American Healthcare Radiology Administrators) Education Foundation. The grant will be used to develop and administer the industry's first certification program for radiology administr...
